Six weeks prior to his first-round destruction of former UFC champ Andrei Arlovski this past weekend in the opening round of Strikeforce’s heavyweight grand prix, Sergei Kharitonov took on Tatsuya Mizuno at the year-end DREAM “Dynamite!! 2010″ event.

Now, as part of our weekly fight-of-the-week feature, we get another look at the bout.

But this edition of HDNet Fights Video Vault doesn’t last long.

Each week HDNet and MMAjunkie.com release a new and exclusive fight from
the ever-growing HDNet Fights video library. Stunning knockouts, slick
submissions, shocking finishes and legendary brawls are the norm for
this weekly feature. Kharitonov vs. Mizuno is no exception.

Kharitonov (16-4), a once-very-active PRIDE fighter who competed just three times from 2008-2010, looked for his fourth win in five fights. More importantly, the Russian looked to rebound from a DREAM.8 submission loss to grappling ace and former UFC title contender Jeff Monson.

It was a good matchup for Kharitonov, who faced only a moderate risk of takedowns against Mizuno (8-6), who’s faltered in fights against notable opponents such as Thiago Silva, Gegard Mousasi and Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic.

Could Mizuno finally get a signature victory, or would Kharitonov emerged victorious as the heavy favorite?

Check out the embedded clip for the answer.

Each week MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) and HDNet Fights (www.hdnetfights.com) team up for “HDNet Fights Vault,” which offer a new and unique video from the organization’s ever-growing fight library. The weekly feature is a continuation of a long-standing partnership between MMAjunkie.com and HDNet. For more information on HDNet, which broadcasts more MMA events than any other TV outlet, visit www.hd.net.

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